Do you know you have a praiseworthy and powerful king?
Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all that is in them, saying: “To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power, for ever and ever!” Revelation 5:13
Our Heavenly King,
We confess,
Most of us have never never seen a throne in real life,
and sometimes it’s hard to understand
what it means that you’re sitting
on the throne of heaven,
right this very minute.
Show us, we pray,
that we might see you as our glorious King
even as we wait for the day
we will gather before your throne in person.
Because you are on the throne,
we can wait for that day confidently,
knowing that the day of judgment approaches
for evil rulers who seem to be winning over the world
with their corrupt power.
Because you are on the throne,
we can wait peacefully,
knowing that our King is seated on the throne,
not pacing the floor wringing his hands in worry
about the wretched state of the cosmos.
Because you are on the throne, we can wait gratefully,
seeing the King who suffered for us to make us his people.
Because you are on the throne, we can wait worshipfully,
bowing with all the saints of heaven
before your occupied throne,
singing the praise of our benevolent King.
In Jesus’ just and merciful name we pray.
Amen.
Read Revelation 4-5.
